You would be much better off to stop looking for this stuff so minor you have to have a microscope to see it .Even if you found a doubled die this...
You are right about Fred having incredible knowlege. He has been dealing in coins for almost as long as I have been collecting coins or maybe...
This is a good place to learn about coins for those that are interested in learning. I wish I would have had a computer a long time ago. when I...
I didn't know that the hair detail was inside of the sunken in area. In this case it is mostlikely a retained die chip. when a chip first breaks...
Hey guys this is probably a strike thru . this is what happens when something get's between the coin planchet and the coin dies. It get's struck...
here is another one of this sellers coins....
this is the same thing I noticed about this sellers other items. I hope someone is not making fake dies and using real mint planchets to make...
this was the first thing I noticed when I first saw this coin. the D mint marks are not in the same location , one of them is closer to the date...
Thanks for reminding me , that coin was done similar to this one.
Is this the same coin someone showed here on the forum a little while back or is it just similar to one I remember seeing on here ?
This coin just looks like a normal cent to me. If you are talking about where the zinc is showing thru around the edges of the letters then this...
When the price of these get's down to around 10.00 I may consider putting one in my collection.
check out this coin I found on ebay ....
I'm with you on this one . We all know these are only die gouges and they can try to hype them up all they want to and it will still only be a die...
If this coin is newer than 1981 and I believe it is then what you are seeing may be zinc rot.on the copper plated zinc coins the zinc will start...
This is probably from worn out dies. I have found lots of coins while roll searching with what looks like the letters almost completely...
That's the best way to find out for sure what you have is to let someone that knows error coins have a close up look. In the case of coin shops...
This area that you mentioned on the reverse side of this coin is what makes me think it may be PMD. It looks like the coin has taken a hit...
The coin looks like it may have been struck on the wrong type planchet . Is the reeding on the edge fully struck or is it shallow.
This does look somewhat like a cud but it looks more like the start of a spooned coin . It looks to me like someone has tapped on the edge of the...
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